Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-01
MARxErs BY TELEgRAyn.
NEW YORK,

NEW AOhas
NEy YORK, December 3I.-Cotion firm;
sales, $50 bales: niddling upiends, sAo..
do Orleans, o ll-16c.; weekly net receipts
1853 bales; gross receipts, 3672S bales;
exports 10 Great Britain, 500 bales ; 70
France, 1895 bales: TO the Continent,
$500 bales sales. 3l13 bales; stock, 2l5,-
4s3 bales. Southern flour steady and quiet.
" heat-Cgsh a shade higher, closing steady
a near the best rates: No. z red, December
92Ic.; January s2ka93sc, closing at %. &C.
COrn-Cash firm and quiet: No. 2, Jsnu-
airy, 475sa4s4c., closing at 4Sc.; February,
f9lIa40sc., closing at 49A; May, 522sA
b2zc., closing at 523!c. oats l4afc. higher
s6ass4c.. closing at s5Hc;; February, sea
36sc.. closing at 36bc; May. s7tsaSISc.,
closing at 37hc. Hops unchanged. Oohee-
Spot. fair Rio firm at sl4.7o. Sugar dull
and unchanged. Molasses dun. hlce
soc. for refined. Tallow steady. Rosin
quiet. Turpentine steady al 36sc. aides
steady and moderately active. Wool quiet
and UNCHANGED. Pork firm and moderate
demand; mess, sl2 2jasl2.7o: Beef dull;
beat hams firm at sl9asl9.6O. Mtddles firm:
long-clear s6.67n Lard Sal higher and
fairly active; western steam, spot, 90 80 /:
January, s5.S3se6.e5; Februry, e6 s9a
$685.: city steam. IS so; refined, s7.l5.
Continent freignis steady.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE. Nd, December Sl.-Cotton
quiet aud rrmer; mlddling, 9As9bc. Flour
firm and fairly active; Howard street and
wIstern superine, s2.95aS2 90; do. extra,
esas3.90: do. family, siaS475; CITY
Mills superfne, SO 35as2 rs; do. extra, $50
1913; Rio brands, e4.6zasi.e7; Patapseo
family, 50 20: do. superlatye patent, o.6o.
Wheat Southern steady: western higher
and strong southern red. e3a95c.; south
err amber, 94aes No 2 western winter
red. spot, 9sc. bid; December. 99c. bid:
JanuPry 93Sa9ic.; February Sigas43sc:
May 07Ae97Lc. Corn Southern nominal;
southern white, 45a46c. southern yellow.
44a46c. western mixed spot, 45Hc. asked;
January 4el[R463c.; February, fohl41sc.
oats STEADY: southern, 34a8ee:; western
white, 35aSSc. western mixed, S3a30c.i
Pennsylvania, 34R3Sc. Rye quiet at 6os5sc.
Hay steady; prime to choices western, Slla
SlI5O. Provisions dull. Mess-pork, sl2.
Rulk.meats- shoulders and clear-rib sides,
packed. 6k and &c. Bacon Shoulders, "a
7Ac.; clear-rib sides, 7fc. Hams, lIalZtc.
Lard Refined, 74c. Butter firm; western
packed, l3alSc. creamery, 23aSOe. Eggs
qulet at 27a2sc Petroleum steady; re-
dned, CSC. Coffee higher; RIO cargoes or
binary 10 fair, l4al44c. Sugar steady A
soft, gsic.: copper re fined steady at l0Aailc.
Whisky firm al sl.2seel.2%. Freights 20
Liverpool per steamer duh; cotton, Al;
llouT o.; grain. sd.
CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, December Sl.-Trading was
active In wheat to-day, and the highest
prices since last September were reacheu.
The nrmness was attributed 10 str"""
cables and large clesr'~~~ %
board, p0~- from the sea-
-,,aegaIing gas 900 bushels from
three ports. May delivery opened at SIC.
ard fell or to e6Hc but rose again 20 S7tc.,
and closed within &C. OF the outside ngures
and Zc. higher than yesterday. Corn
ruled active and higher, but with very un-
Fettled feeling. Inc market was AaHc
higher, with May delivery at i4c., but fell
bsck TO 1870, and closed for the day ~
1870. Oats ruled iirm with good demand
with prices Lal4c. higher. Provisions ruled
active and strong, owing to the advance IN
liNe hogs. Mess- PORK opened at l5al715c.
per barrel higher, receded loa3Oo., and
closed quiet. Lard was firm and 5a7Ee per
100 pounds higher. Short lbs were 6a74c.
per 100 pounds higher
CIECIEEATI.
CINCINNATI, December SI.-Flour quiet.
Wheat firm; No. 2, red, e0asO1sc. Gore
dull; No. 2 mixed, $3.50. oats quiet and
finn: No, 2 mixed, Sic Pork nominal at
sl2 so. Lard nominal At SO so. Bnlk-
meats firm; short-Iibs, S6.I2k Bacon nrm
and unchanged. Whiskey steady al si.is.
Butter firm. Hogs active and firm; com.
mon snd light, So 60ss4,+0; packing and
butchers, Ga S5aSs.65.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, n. u, December 81. - Tur.
pentlne irm at 33Hc. R0sin firm
strain ed, 76c. good strained SOC. Tar firm
81 s1.l5 Crude turpsntine nrm; hard, 81;
yellow dig aud virgin, sl.S0.
new YORK COTTON FUTOKEs.
FEW Y0RK. December al Cotion-Sei
receipts. ] 65e bales: gross receipts, 4.7i1
bales. Futures closed steady; sales 81 100
bales; January. se6oass.oI; February,
SO eOsee. 81; March. s9.72as9.75; April.
90 s5ase.s5 May, SO e4as9. 95 June $40 0i
eslo.oo: July, sl0.l2aslo.is; August,
SIO.ls.
NORFOLK PEANUr MARKET
REPORTED for the pispateh.l
DECEMBER 3 Market quiet bat strong.
R2sc. shelled, 2Aa4c. factory hand picked,
3hs4hc.